"Sideshow Bob" Marshall Doesn't Have His Own...

By: Lowell
Published On: 6/13/2005 1:00:00 AM


1) Office. Which is apparently why protestors are forced to march up and down his street, reciting the Lord's Prayer.  How horrible.  It's also why Marshall was forced to put a "No Trespassing" sign on his front lawn.  Bob's son Joey explains it this way:

...that sign had to be put there under advice from our police department when we had a pro-gay and lesbian march down our street.  Funny how you people stress right to privacy, me and my family had none that day. My graduation party even had to be postponed. Thanks. See you at the polls.

Yeah, very funny.  Police department.  Threatened by a "pro-gay and lesbian march."  Ha ha ha ha ha ha.  Ha.

Virginia's Democratic blogger-in-chief Waldo Jaquith responds as follows:

Elected officials have a responsibility to maintain an office in order to interface with the public, whom they serve. (That's so obvious that presumably I don't meant to say it.) Bob Marshall chooses to use his home as his office. He consequently has no right to complain about constituents coming to his office for legitimate political or civic purposes.

It's that simple.

Yeah, it IS that simple, but it's apparently not simple enough for the likes of Bob Marshall.  Instead, he remains holed up in his house, hiding from the hated homosexuals!  Ha ha.

2) Website.  When you go to Bob Marshall's website, the first thing you notice is that it's lame.  But besides that issue, what you might find striking about the site is that it's hosted by a non-profit, religious missionary organization. 

Yep, Virginia State Delegate Bob Marshall's website is hosted by a group dedicated to "advancing the Catholic Faith through publishing and educational services."  Not that there's anything wrong with advancing the Catholic Faith, but is it constitutional for a non-profit religious organization to actively promote a politician or what?  Should said organization at least lose its tax-exempt status?  Is there a constitutional lawyer in the house?

By the way, does Bob Marshall realize that we have something in this country called "separation of church and state?"  Oh, that's right, not in Bob Marshall's vision of the country.  That's called a "theocracy," I believe.

3) Clue about the people he represents.  Simply contrast Marshall's behavior -- hunkered down in his house, hiding from his constituents -- with that of his Democratic opponent, Bruce Roemmelt,  working his butt off going door to door, meeting the people of his district and reaching out to people.  Who would YOU rather have representing you in the Virginia House of Delegates?  The choice is obvious, meaning that pretty soon we'll be able to say that "Bob Marshall doesn't have his own...."

4) House Seat.  Goodbye "Sideshow Bob," it's been nice knowing you!  Pretty soon, you'll be able to stay in your house all day, writing  books about "sex pills" or whatever.  And nobody will bother you.  We'll just leave you aaaaallllll alone.  OK?


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